| João da Mata Chapuzet[1] | |
| Birth Date: | 1777 |
| Birth Place: | Lisbon |
| Death Date: | 8 August 1842 (age 65) |
| Death Place: | Lisbon |
| Nationality: | Portuguese |
| Office: | Colonial governor of Cape Verde |
| Term Start: | 16 January 1823 |
| Term End: | 13 December 1826 |
| Predecessor: | António Pusich |
| Successor: | Caetano Procópio Godinho de Vasconcelos |
João da Mata Chapuzet (1777 – 8 August 1842) was a Portuguese colonial administrator and a military architect.[2] He was colonial governor of Cape Verde, succeeding António Pusich on 16 January 1823. He was succeeded as governor by Caetano Procópio Godinho de Vasconcelos on 13 December 1826.[3] Governor Chapuzet initiated the modernisation of the city of Praia.[4]